Music For All UCF-Orlando Concert Band Invitational

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL DECEMBER 1, 2022

The UCF Bands are proud to host an annual Music for All UCF-Orlando Band Invitational, an affiliate regional festival of the Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Orlando, Florida. Open to middle school and high school ensembles, we are proud to invite up to twelve concert bands of distinction to present their own showcase performances, to receive clinic & adjudication, and to be our VIP guests at the UCF Wind Ensemble’s UCF Celebrates the Arts concert.

Each ensemble selected to participate in the invitational will enjoy the following:

30-minute performance in one of the world-class spaces in Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, either the Walt Disney Theatre or Steinmetz Hall
Written & recording adjudication of their performance by a panel of nationally recognized authorities in instrumental music education
Post-performance clinic with a member of our panel of nationally renowned clinician-educators
VIP tickets for all participating students and directors as guests of the UCF Bands for the special evening concert presented by the UCF Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band in Steinmetz Hall, in conjunction with UCF Celebrates the Arts

Clinicians

Our panel of clinicians is comprised of nationally recognized music educators whose goals are always to help guide ensembles to their greatest successes through pragmatic and practical methods.

**Robert Ambrose**
Georgia State University

2022 Festival program (.pdf)

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School Name*

Director Name*

Director Email*

Director Phone*

School Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Ensemble Name*

Number of Students in Ensemble*

Grades Included*

Program History*

Recent accomplishments: last 5 years

Number of Years Director Has Been at School*

Audio Sample*

• Must be products of the current director and from the last 2 years
• Recordings should be unedited run-through performances (rehearsal recordings ARE acceptable)
• Recorded works should have been on a concert program from the last 2 years (documented with programs)
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Example Concert Program*

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